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Medium
CVE-2007-1227
VShieldCheck in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch...
Vulnerability Description
VShieldCheck in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 allow local users to change permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, as demonstrated by symlinking to the root crontab file to execute arbitrary commands.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/33797
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707
- https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24337
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
virex
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 6.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 2nd, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.